
Bioremediation Gives Moree Families Peace of Mind: Carcinogenic Playground Tarmac Removed
During an upgrade of playground equipment at a kindergarten in Moree, an old tarmac surface was uncovered. Moree Council’s testing of the tarmac showed an elevation in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), some of which are …

How Sydney City Council Is Being Enabled to Dispose of Stockpiled Waste Materials Safely
Have you ever wondered what happens to trash dumped along the roadside? In Sydney’s western regions, many of these stockpiled materials are left for the council to remove, posing a potential health risk to the …

Regenerating Sumatran Ecosystems by Managing Acid Sulfate Soils
Environmental Earth Sciences International were engaged to provide technical advice, as well as input to the development of control and management systems for a 10,000 hectare agricultural plantation in Sumatra which was completely underlain by …

From Waste to Resource: How a Large Tile Manufacturer Was Enabled to Reuse Manufacturing Waste and Become More Sustainable
There was an ongoing waste stream of slurry and marble cake from tile production at a tile manufacturing facility. The client was facing significant cost to dispose of the waste material in landfill. Environmental Earth …

How Sydney Olympic Park Ensures Ecosystem Health and Community Safety Through Landfill Monitoring
Sydney Olympic Park is one of the most significant landfill remediation projects in Australia. As the land has a variety of uses, the main concern for the landfills is the management of exposure pathways and …

Successful Asbestos Assessment and Removal at Public School
EESI was engaged to conduct an environmental investigation and provide expert advice on the audit and approval process for the development plans at a public school. The project presented a potential risk for the presence …

Soil and Groundwater Remediation Tips
Soil and Groundwater Remediation Tips Remediation is the management of contaminated sites via various methods such as treatment, containment and removal of chemical substances or waste to prevent, minimise or mitigate potential effects to human …